Word: stouts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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FOREST FIRE-Rex Stout-Farrar & Rinehart...
...Stout is far from being the D. H. Lawrence of the U. S., notwithstanding the blurb on his latest book, but Forest Fire is an up-to-date, readable Western yarn. Though it gets tragic at the end for no good reason, by & large it stays true to its cheerful nature...
...Douglas, a Douglas!" sputtered stout-hearted Douglo, and rose to vanquish his foeman...
...most important consideration. It would have to keep always to the delicate line between heartiness and vulgarity, inclining not too much to the spirituous side, nor overstressing the products of the barleycorn. First, beer on draught, and then some good English ale; Bass No. 1 would do admirably. Then stout, not in bottles, but in the wood, and a good variety of the other malt brews; hard cider, with some Perry that is not too strong; rum, whisky, gin, and a few of the cheaper wines...
First attaching a stout string, Manhattan's Chase National Bank last week extended its present $20,000,000 credit to the Cuban Government for another two years. The string: extension is to be by successive 60-day renewals of the principal at 5½%, the bank to collect ¼% commission on each renewal...